In Shelby’s own words, this was a “life-changing experience” for her, and transformed the way she saw herself into the confidence of her dreams. Her open-minded approach helped her step into massive self-love and start recommending it to all her friends! Read her questionnaire below to hear her describe it:

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Shelby’s Questionnaire:

WHAT MADE YOU CHOOSE US FOR YOUR SESSION? 🙂

I’m pretty indecisive when it comes to choosing literally anything, but choosing Hannah to do my boudoir was a no brainer. Her vibe is honestly EVERYTHING and you can just tell she’s so passionate about what she does, plus she makes you look like absolute fire!!

WHAT WERE YOU THE MOST NERVOUS ABOUT COMING INTO YOUR SESSION?

I’ve always been a open person and can feel comfortable in front of almost anyone, so the idea of being nude in front of someone I didn’t know wasn’t a fear for me at all. Going into the session, I was more anxious that I would never feel beautiful or sexy in the body I have. I looked at all the girls Hannah was posting and thought “I can never look like those girls because I don’t have X.” It’s super toxic thinking, but I just really didn’t think I had it in me to look as good as the others.

HOW DO YOU FEEL NOW THAT YOU’VE COMPLETED THE SESSION?

It’s definitely a life-changing experience. I had convinced myself I would only like one or two photos and wouldn’t feel beautiful in most of them, bu t I ended up having so many photos that I LOVED. I could barely narrow it down to 30 because I was just so obsessed with so many. Hannah did an amazing job of recognizing when I was getting self-concious during the session and reminding me that I’m beautiful in what I was born with. The things I went into the session feeling so insecure about weren’t even on my mind during the session and I truly felt like a total badass. Hannah has this way about her during the session that opens your mind to accepting your true beauty and realizing we’re all capable of being sexy, we just have to believe it for ourselves first.

WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE PART OF THE SESSION?

There’s honestly no better feeling than being able to embrace your own sexuality. Women tend to really shy away from being open about sex culture and taboo topics, so I loved that Hannah was so open to anything and embracing being a little wiild. Also, Hannah is the best hype woman ever and you can tell when you totally nail a shot, which is a really good feeling. I felt like all my Playboy bunny dreams from watching Girls Next Door growing up were coming true!

WHAT, IF ANYTHING, COULD HAVE BEEN IMPROVED ABOUT YOUR SESSION?

Honestly I can’t think of anything. It was great! 🙂

DO YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE FOR PEOPLE LOOKING TO BOOK THEIR OWN SESSION?

I told so many friends how great this made me feel and each one had some sort of excuse like “Maybe once I loose this fat from having a baby,” or “Maybe once I get my boobs done.” It broke my heart that so many of my friends didn’t feel beautiful in the skin they were in when they have the most beautiful bodies. I wish I could tell those debating booking to trust the process and even if they don’t feel comfortable in their skin, to just book the sesssion and trust what is to come because the end result will be so worth it.

WOULD YOU RECOMMEND US TO A FRIEND?

100000000% YES. I have already told so many friends about you guys and showed my photos to so many friends. They are just blown away by your talent!

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Shelby’s Review of her boudoir session:

I can’t recommend Hannah enough. I had no idea what to expect going into this session, but somehow Hannah exceeded every expectation. I felt like I was talking to a friend I had known for years the entire time and wasn’t even phased by the fact that I was naked in front of a girl I had never met. For the first time in my life, I was able to truly accept my body and find that despite not having the things society says we have to have to be sexy, Hannah helped me learn that we each are sexy in our own way and each of us are capable of being that “hot girl” we all aspire to be, we just have to believe it for ourselves first!!